People on Time Covers 2009

American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. He was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission and became the second person to walk on the Moon.

Filipino politician who served as the eleventh president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She passed away in 2009.

American conservative political commentator, radio host, entrepreneur, and television producer. He is the CEO, founder, and owner of Mercury Radio Arts, the parent company of his television and radio network TheBlaze. He also hosted his own self named program, which ran from January 2006 to October 2008 on HLN, from January 2009 to June 2011 on Fox News and now airs on TheBlaze.

American economist who served as the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014. Person of the Year.

British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007

American politician and businessman who served as the president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.

American politician and businessman who served as the vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009

American politician and diplomat who served as the US secretary of state from 2009 to 2013, as a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and as the first lady of the U.S. from 1993 to 2001.

Actress and director, known for The Dirt (2019), Shameless (2011) and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009).

Palestinian-American United States Army major, physician and mass murderer convicted of killing thirteen people and injuring more than 30 others in the Fort Hood mass shooting on November 5, 2009.

American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Known as the 'King of Pop', he passed away in 2009.

American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009.

North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea. He led North Korea from the death of his father in 1994 until his own death in 2011.

American television host, writer and comedian. He was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show from 1992 until 2009. Beginning in September 2009, he started a primetime talk show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET, also on NBC.

German-born philosopher, economist, political theorist, historian, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His best-known works are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto and the three-volume Das Kapital.

United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command from 2003 to 2008 and was credited with the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. His final assignment was as Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, United States Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A)

Soldier from the Wisconsin National Guard pictured on a stretcher wounded in Afghanistan

American politician who served as the president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He was the first African-American president in U.S. history.

American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017

American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee.

American politician who served as the US president from 1933 until his death in 1945.

Australian diplomat and former Labour politician who served as the prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and June 2013 to September 2013.

Burmese army general and politician. Widely recognized as a dictator and authoritarian leader, he was head of state from 1992 to 2011.

Dominican Republic model. She is the current spokesmodel for Lancôme and appeared in the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court. She was nominated on May 26, 2009, and has served since August 8, 2009.

English actress who starred in Titanic. She also starred in Revolutionary Road, The Reader, Divergent, and the Dressmaker